Some think of a terrible illness into which David fell, but the more likely explanation is that David, feeling his own blame and guilt connected with the awful plague that destroyed 70,000 people in a single day, knowing that he certainly deserved to die and probably expecting his death momentarily, thanks the Lord, not for a delivery from illness, but for a deliverance "from death" as the heading states.
[1] Some say it refers to the Temple of Solomon. the passage from an Arab poet at Psalm 133:3.
Furthermore, Job gave us that soul-cheering line immortalized in Handel's Messiah, "I know that my Redeemer liveth .... and that after death, I shall see God" (Job 19:25,26).". Though the title of the psalm (as it is in the English translation) indicates it was written for the dedication of David’s palace, Charle Spurgeon (and Adam Clarke) thought that it was actually written prophetically for the dedication of the temple – …
"And give thanks."
Then, Jehovah, of thy favor hadst made my mountain to stand strong: Thou didst hide thy face; I was troubled. "At the remembrance of his holiness." שריון, according to Deuteronomy 3:9, is the Sidonian name of Hermon, and therefore side by side with Lebanon it represents Anti-Lebanon. Jahve's thunder, viz., the thunderstorm, puts this desert in a state of whirl, inasmuch as it drives the sand (חול) before it in whirlwinds; and among the mountains it, viz., the strong lightning and thundering, makes the hinds to writhe, inasmuch as from fright they bring forth prematurely.
The marginal reading here is "drawn me up"; and, "This is the word for pulling up a bucket from a well. We die like withered flowers when the Lord frowns, but his sweet smile revives us as the dews refresh the fields.
And give thanks.âBetter, and sing praises to his holy name.
Psalm 30 – Remembering the Greatness of God at a Great Event. The very remembrance of the past should tune our harps, even if present joys be lacking. The Hebrew is, "to the memory of his holiness." David would not fill his choir with reprobates, but with sanctified persons, who could sing from their hearts. Some collect from divers passages in the psalm itself that it was penned upon his recovery from a dangerous fit of sickness, … The following paragraphs appear in the psalm.
(Psalms 30:6-7) David confesses his sin which was to blame for the catastrophe.
First, to be clear, David wrote this psalm. The psalmist is confident eternal life will follow; and this conviction finds expression in numerous texts of the Psalter."[10].
Neither an unicorn nor an one horned antelope have been seen to the present day by any traveller. Chapter 30.
We may not count upon tomorrow's following today's pattern. "[5] "David was keenly aware of the danger that threatened him.
(e) The word signifies them who have received mercy, and show mercy liberally to others. "Thanks to his memorial name" (Psalms 30:4). (V:8-10) David's appeal to God and his earnest supplications.
5 For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life; weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning. "Commentary on Psalms 30:4".
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In fact, the phrase “ of David ” could be attached to the word house – … (Psalms 30:4,5) The people are invited to join in the thanksgiving. - Wetzstein.). David's grief when he saw the suffering and death of so many of his people from the plague (for which he was to blame) seems to have prostrated him both in mind and in body.
Many were dying in Israel, and he knew himself to be the chief sinner that brought it about, thus feeling that his doom was as good as sealed. It is true that it is a proper subject of rejoicing and praise that God is a holy God, a God of truth and justice, a God who cannot look upon sin but with abhorrence, a God in whose nature is combined every possible perfection; but that is not the exact idea here.
The skipping of Lebanon and Sirion, however, is not to be referred to the fact, that their wooded summits bend down and rise again, but, according to Psalm 114:4, to their being shaken by the crash of the thunder-a feature in the picture which certainly does not rest upon what is actually true in nature, but figuratively describes the apparent quaking of the earth during a heavy thunderstorm. r'm vid., Seetzen's Reisen iii. "Of thy favor" (Psalms 30:7). The word here rendered `troubled,' in Hebrews is `dismayed,' as in the RSV. chrn equals qrn), but the unicorn, charnit. This sudden hiding of God's face shook David out of his attitude of self-confidence and sufficiency and led to his casting himself upon the mercy of God.
David here alludes to those dispensations of God's providence which are the chastisement ordered in his paternal government towards his erring children, such as the plague which fell upon Jerusalem for David's sins; these are but short judgments, and they are removed as soon as real penitence sues for pardon and presents the great and acceptable sacrifice. (Comp. Sing to the LORD, O you saints of his, and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.
David himself gave us Psalms 16:10; and there is no doubt at all that Psalms 23:6 speaks of eternal life. The word, according to the Masora, has ש sinistrum, and consequently is isriyown, wherefore Hitzig correctly derives it from Arab. KJV Psalm 30:1 Now, there are a few different possibilities as to what David is speaking of here. (b) because others may learn from the mercies bestowed on us that God is worthy of praise, or may see in His dealings with us an argument for His goodness; and may, therefore, appropriately unite in His praise.
"Weeping may tarry for the night, but joy cometh in the morning" (Psalms 30:5). And give thanks to his holy memorial name. Ps 30:4-5 he invites the saints to unite with him in celebrating divine compassion. "This is, `The equivalent of, `Give thanks to his holy name. Calmet believed the psalm was written by David on the occasion of the dedication of the Threshing Floor of Araunah, after the awful plague that followed David's numbering of the people (2 Samuel 24:25; 1 Chronicles 21:26).
'"[19], SUDDEN RELIEF; ABOUNDING JOY; PRAISE GOD FOREVER. "That my glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent" (Psalms 30:12). Is this unicorn distinct from the one horned antelope? "As for me, I said in my prosperity, I shall never be moved.
"For his anger endureth but a moment." (Note: The simple rendering of קול by "voice" has been retained in the text of the Psalm, as in the Authorised Version. consec., as it were inferentially, that which is at present taking place: amidst the rolling of the thunder the descending lightning flashes rive the cedars of Lebanon (as is well-known, the lightning takes the outermost points). יערות is a poetical plural form; and חשׂף describes the effect of the storm which "shells" the woods, inasmuch as it beats down the branches of the trees, both the tops and the foliage. "[13] Men daily need to thank God and to pray for his continued mercies.
The following paragraphs appear in the psalm. Here we feel that David has thoroughly abandoned all over-confidence in himself and that he now relies solely upon the merciful approval of God.
"The word `healed' here is perhaps used metaphorically for the removal of mental sufferings.
THE PEOPLE WERE INVITED TO JOIN THE THANKSGIVING. When the Sun of Righteousness comes, we wipe our eyes, and joy chases out intruding sorrow.
one-horn depicted on Persian and African monuments? We talked a good deal about this unicorn, and felt obliged to come to the conclusion that the form of the fabulous animal might have become known to the Arabs at the time of the crusades, when the English coat of arms came to Syria." The sense is, in calling to recollection the acts of his holiness, or his holy perfections. Perhaps the RSV should be followed here, where the rendition is, "That my soul may praise thee, and not be silent.". (Psalms 30:4,5) The people are invited to join in the thanksgiving.
"Weeping may endure for a night:" but nights are not for ever.
And give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness - Margin, "to the memorial." "Sing unto the Lord, O ye saints of his."
"[6] It was David's sin of numbering the people that caused the plague. Ah, how quickly life can change! is the song of seraphim and cherubim; let us join it not dolefully, as though we trembled at the holiness of God, but cheerfully, as humbly rejoicing in it.